With Mercedes heading for 2014 spoils, Red Bull is setting its next targets in formula one. "In 2015," Dr Helmut Marko is quoted by Speed Week, "we want to be on par with Mercedes." Adrian Newey may be stepping into the background, but the reigning world champions do not see chassis design as the problem. Rather, the fingers of blame have been squarely pointed at Renault. There were even rumours Red Bull could take over the French engine marque's Viry headquarters. All sides have denied it. But Red Bull has undoubtedly been right in the middle of plans to improve Renault's fortunes. Gone is Renault Sport F1's president Jean-Michel Jalinier, and Cyril Abiteboul has...
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